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by Gideon on February 26th, 2008
I believe it comes from the sound a whip used to make when cattlemen used them in the south.
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Actually it dates back to the slave era and is derived from the sound that the whip made before hitting the backs of the slaves. The man slinging the whip was called the cracker by the slaves.
by William_W4012 on October 4th, 2011